Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 20.7 | |
| 2019 | 16.5 | |
| 2020 | 20.5 | |
| 2021 | 18.3 | |
| 2022 | 19.5 | |
| 2023 | 22.8 | |
| 2024 | 26.9 | |
| 2025 | 23.5 |
Data sources
- WNBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why A'ja Wilson ranks #62 in Basketball
A'ja Wilson ranks 62nd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 471st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 72, Honours 86, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2018–present with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2024, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes wnba mvp awards 3, wnba titles 2, finals mvp 2, defensive player of the year 2.
Immediately ahead sits Nneka Ogwumike on 82.8, a gap of -2.2 points. Directly behind is Sheryl Swoopes on 83.5. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
A'ja Wilson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Wilson stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2024. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Wilson comparisons
A'ja Wilson — frequently asked
- Is A'ja Wilson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. A'ja Wilson ranks 62nd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.0, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is A'ja Wilson's GOAT Score?
- 85.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does A'ja Wilson rank all time?
- 471st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 62nd within Basketball.
- A'ja Wilson vs Nneka Ogwumike: who ranks higher?
- A'ja Wilson, on 85.0 against Nneka Ogwumike's 82.8 — a margin of 2.2 points.